UCL Press News & Views
Get to know the author behind An Introduction to Science, Technology, Warfare and Peace
October 13, 2026
Learn key information about our new textbook, An Introduction to Science, Technology, Warfare and Peace, from its author Brian Balmer.
Making accessibility standard in publishing
October 12, 2026
Jaimee Biggins, UCL Press Production Manager, reflects on the Accessible Publishing Conference and highlights key lessons for creating more accessible and inclusive publications.
UCL Press books now available to download by chapter on uclpress.co.uk
October 8, 2026
UCL Press readers can now download individual book chapters directly from our website, making it quicker and easier to access the content most relevant to them. This new functionality is provided through JSTOR, one of the world’s leading scholarly pl…
Alex Bloom: an English giant of democratic education
October 7, 2026
Originally published on the IOE Blog, this article by Michael Fielding and Peter Moss explores the legacy of Alex Bloom, the pioneering headteacher who built one of the UK’s most remarkable examples of radical democratic education. Drawing on Fieldin…
October 6, 2026
UCL Press was the UK’s first fully Open Access university press, but what is Open Access, and and why does it matter?
Celebrate World Architecture Day with the Design Research in Architecture series
October 5, 2026
Today is World Architecture Day. To mark the occasion, we’re highlighting the open access Design Research in Architecture series.
How to know something improves public health
September 25, 2026
Tim Colbourn and James Hargreaves outline how their book, Evaluating Public Health Interventions, answers questions on improving public health
September 17, 2026
Was British food really bland? Drawing on The King’s Dinner, Lisa Smith and Rachel Rich explore the diverse, global influences that shaped British cuisine in the age of George III.
UCL Press launches the Journal of Experimental Pragmatics
September 14, 2026
UCL Press is pleased to announce the launch of the Journal of Experimental Pragmatics (JXPrag), the first journal dedicated exclusively to the field of experimental pragmatics.